I have written about financial markets, the economy and companies in many different sectors of the economy. Recently, though, my focus has turned to logistics, the vast, often complex and fragile business of moving goods through the United States and the global economy. I like to dig until I feel I understand what’s really going on, and try to talk to as many people as possible and have traveled across the United States to do so. My biggest thrill comes from writing stories that reveal important facts and trends.
I became a reporter in the Czech Republic soon after the fall of the Berlin Wall, writing about the rise of capitalism, and then worked for a London financial magazine that covered developing countries. I moved to New York in 1996, and in 1998 I joined TheStreet.com, where I wrote some of the first skeptical stories about Enron and won a Loeb award for my coverage of Fannie Mae’s accounting. At The Wall Street Journal, I reported on the financial crisis of 2008 and its aftermath. I joined The Times in 2012.
I have a bachelor’s degree in international history and politics from Leeds University in Britain. I’ve always been an active member of my church in New York and was for a few years a pastor. I am an avid amateur photographer.
As a Times journalist, I share the values and adhere to the standards of integrity outlined in The Times’s Ethical Journalism handbook. I want my stories to be fair. I do not directly own stock in any companies. I have investments in index funds, none of which I have any control over.
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